Are you good at time keeping?

mikemac

Reading a thread over in ranting & raving about punctuality

I'm pretty good for it. Don't like letting people down

At the same time, not so fussy, a few minutes here or there is fine as we all get delayed now and again.

But know people terrible at it, a few workmates or people tell me they'll meet me in the cinema lobby or in the pub at a time and I'll be on my lonesome at least 20 minutes. And they stroll in and see no issue with it. :mad:
You nearly have to give them fake times just to get them somewhere on time.

Ireland seems to be very laid back for time keeping, a lot more then other places I've worked.
But I like the relaxed attitude at the same time

epgc3fyqirnbsx

well i'm usually early for work, but i blame that on buses, you need to give yourself extra time cos they often let you down.

but socially, well it says it all when you get invited to a party and you ask what time it's at and get told "Half eight, for nine" which means everyone tries to show up before ten

im invisible

...sorry im late, did i miss anything?

Saila

Ill have my reply soon

Cocaine

Depends,
Meeting herself - early
Work - Just on time
Meeting the lads in the pub - I'll probably be a bit late

stoneill

And then if they ask you how long you were there you would reply "only a few minutes"

Compton

very.

zenno

we are not robots. if people want others to arrive at exactly said time then they should invest in the robotic/android industry and invest in a robot that will arrive stat.

anything can happen and slow you down on your travels to make good time so people wanting others to be able to arrive on time must give reasonable time to allow for the lateness of others.

Saila

zenno wrote: »

we are not robots. if people want others to arrive at exactly said time then they should invest in the robotic/android industry and invest in a robot that will arrive stat.

anything can happen and slow you down on your travels to make good time so people wanting others to be able to arrive on time must give reasonable time to allow for the lateness of others.

and not everyone gets their time from Greenwich :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_oMD6-6q5Y

I'm always far too early. I'm trying to work on it and make myself a bit more late for meeting people sometimes. Of course for me being late ends up being bang on time:pac:

shannon_tek

going from a to b early. going from a to j 2 hours early.
going to friends just on time. going out in town to parties extreme early so i can inform the others of disliked ppl in the building ha ha. The night is saved. and im wasted

amacachi

Used to always make sure I was at least on time for everything, usually I'd be pretty early. Over not too many years I've now learned that hardly anyone else bothers to even try to be anywhere near on time so I don't bother now either.

TheBlueHaze

About 10 minutes

Chuck Stone

Depends.

Depends how much the person who's waiting needs me to turn up.

zenno

yes I am not a robot lol but there are alot of human robots out there. if i'm 20 minutes late boss stop whinging just deduct 2 euro off my wage problem solved.

TheBlueHaze

Sorry make that 20 minutes

Senna

Always late for work, usually 10-15 minutes.
Always on time for social meets, hate being late if i think someone is waiting on me.

zenno

just like this guy here panics. I would just say to myself ah well i'm late no big deal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfchvCyHmsc

epgc3fyqirnbsx

The odd time I am late for work I get a little stressed about it tbh, I'll notice where I am now, what time it is, and that OMG I'll be at least ten minutes late and get really really pissed off. Rush into work then with a big red face and sure no one even notices or bats an eyelid :rolleyes:

TouchingVirus

The poll is shíte, you're either bang on time all the time, or you're always late while I'm a little bit of both - I'm late for going out with friends, but never been late for a wedding or an interview.

Early, Sometimes Early, On time, Mostly on time, Never on time... these options would create the ultimate poll :P

mikemac

TouchingVirus wrote: »

The poll is shíte, you're either bang on time all the time, or you're always late while I'm a little bit of both

And that's option 4

flutterflye

People who know me always tell me to be somewhere half an hour or an hour before they intend to meet, because they know I'd be late to my own funeral.

No matter how many lists are made, alarms set, I simply cannot do it.

pragmatic1

Very bad and I always lose the rag when I'm left waiting for someone.

Make the man some eggs woman

Finnley Mealy Bait wrote: »

The odd time I am late for work I get a little stressed about it tbh, I'll notice where I am now, what time it is, and that OMG I'll be at least ten minutes late and get really really pissed off. Rush into work then with a big red face and sure no one even notices or bats an eyelid :rolleyes:

Then straight into the canteen to stuff your fat face

starviewadams

Early! my job has been hanging by a thread these past few months,can't give them any excuse!

Rarely have any social stuff to attend to,but if I did I'd aim to be 15/20 mins late to avoid awkward conversations.

hondasam

very punctual and people who are over ten minutes late annoy me.

stovelid

I always try to be on time unless its a drop in type meeting with a group in a pub or something. I know people who are consistently late and pass it off as a bad grasp of time or a freewheeling personality or some other bollocks but really its just chronic bad manners.

Never really late for work although we have flexible work hours anyway but I like leaving at the same time so come in at the same time most days.

Aidric

Senna wrote: »

Always late for work, usually 10-15 minutes.
Always on time for social meets, hate being late if i think someone is waiting on me.

I think you may have your priorities askew.

Osgoodisgood

I don't understand being late for work on a regular basis. If your employer took an equally inattentive view to paying your wages would that be ok?

If I'm meeting a crowd of people socially I'm not too bothered about timekeeping. The exception is if I'm meeting a female when I'd consider it inexcusable to leave her waiting on her own.

sunflower27

I'm always on time, something I learned from my mum who was early for everything.

SpannerMonkey

i used to always be early but then got sick of people turning up late so now im as bad as them because i couldnt be arsed sitting there on my own for half an hour :rolleyes:

Sad Professor

Don't think I've ever been on time for work. Maybe once or twice. But I'm usually always at least 5 minutes late. Sometimes early for college, sometimes an hour late, but that's down to the buses.

Susie_Q

Lateness drives me mad, especially since it's always the same people who are consistently late again and again. I now have a rule where I'll wait for someone for a max of fifteen minutes and then I'll leave. I think being repeatedly late shows basic lack of respect for the person you are keeping waiting.

stovelid

To be fair, the era of smartphones has taken a lot of the annoyance out of others being late. You can just a quiet pint and play with your phone instead of cursing somebody on a street corner.

admiralofthefleet

very. im never late for anything

1966

Early for everything!

Kevin Duffy

In 30+ years of work, I've been late twice, once by 2 mins once by 30, both unavoidable. Never been late for anything else that I can think of and I often end up warning people I'm going to be late and apologising, then turning up on time. I think it's awfully bad manners to be casualy late and I wouldn't want it done to me.

The Princess Bride

I've only ever been late for work once in 20+ years and that was because of some serious partying in Leeson St, mad Danish men and a wonky alarm clock- my boss was so worried she sent a colleague to my home to check on me as I'd always been on time(:o).
Can't understand people who are continually late- I have neighbours who are religiously late for everything, their kids communions,mass,matches,meetings- it's a running joke around here,if anyone is a few minutes late,people say,'oh,you're doing a %^&*^ on it.

I think it's attention seeking,tbh.

Pauleta

I usually set a target to be 5 minutes early for anything which i usually meet. I dont tolerate people who are late. If i am late for a meet up then i usually offer a grovelling apology or text/ring ahead to warn of me being late. Being late is the height of rudeness.

TouchingVirus

mikemac wrote: »

And that's option 4

Other doesn't distinguish between mostly late or mostly early

Cupcake_Crisis

Im generally on time. Unless its to somewhere i don't really want to go. Then i take my sweet time.

Jesus Wept

You are either punctual or you are not. 'How punctual are you' makes no sense.

bnt

Usually early or on time. It's basic respect for others: don't waste their time.

Witchie

When I was working i would always be early as i loved that 15-20 mins before others came in where after a hectic morning of getting kids ready I could grab a cuppa, browse the net and be ready for work before others switched on their computers. was oppisite about going home would ring or text kids saying I was leaving in 10 mins and half hour later would still be working.

socially I am almost always the first to arrive anywhere and get really irate with people being late. I had a wedding on sat and knew to give us time to be at the church 10 mins before the time on invite, we needed to leave my house at 12.15 so told my 2 notoriously late friends that we needed to leave at 12. They both arrived at 10 past and because of photos and their faffin about it was half when got them into car. we arrived at 2 mins past 1 and I was panicking. luckily bride didn't arrive til 20 past (which annoyed me too!)

Am starting to train myself to go more with the flow tho cos I just end up so stressed it ruins events for me.

Getting there

Im not a sucker for punctuality but am always on time for work and appointments. If its meeting friends or calling over to someone I can be between 10-15mins either side of agreed time. If I know a friend is particularly funny about times Il make an extra effort.

My uk friends laugh a lot about Irish punctuality though!

Capt'n Midnight

tl;dr

in case it hasn't already been done

I'm really good at timekeeping, borrowed a friends clock last year, and still have it :pac:

Capt'n Midnight

I know someone who is early or on time about once every 6 years.

Though in fairness once it was because he got the time completely mixed up, and another time he was on time for me but late for someone else at the same meet up (that lad was already there a half an hour before I showed up) , and another time there was a lady involved.